[pseudonymousgun]

You made some interesting points down below, but i couldn't reply to those, hence responding here :)

Tbh, i am enjoying your arguments as such!

> barring some sort of total worldwide wipe of electronic data, the information and knowledge will still be out there

Isn't the world shifting in its warfare strategies ? We fought with different tools at different times. But the modern warfare seems to be moving towards misinformation, destruction of information etc ?

> I'd say it's inevitable that over time, humans will re-centralize and re-organize.

Agreed! It seems that eventually we would have to re-organize!

> Civilizations seem to benefit from having competition, as long as they don't destroy / are destroyed by them. It's a fine balance.

Agree with this one too, but i am more worried about generations that would follow us. It is a very fine balance indeed, hope humanity treads it with reason :)

[keiferski]

> Isn't the world shifting in its warfare strategies ? We fought with different tools at different times. But the modern warfare seems to be moving towards misinformation, destruction of information etc ?

Well, I meant more like basic industrial and scientific knowledge, e.g., that petroleum can be used as a fuel, or that the universe is quite large and the Earth revolves around the Sun. Even if 99% of the world's civilizations were erased and you had a zombie/nuclear/etc. hellscape, I don't see people losing this basic sort of knowledge. It's simply too pervasive. The idea of humanity returning to a caveman-level of knowledge seems unlikely to me.

> It is a very fine balance indeed, hope humanity treads it with reason :)

Agreed!

[pseudonymousgun]

> The idea of humanity returning to a caveman-level of knowledge seems unlikely to me.

Agreed! :)

Also, do you have or maintain a list of great books which you came across ? I see your profile, and you mention "Philosopher, writer and entrepreneur traveling the world."

I would love to see your bookshelf :)